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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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